Patents by Inventor Chih-Ching Wu

Chih-Ching Wu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12237414
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor substrate has a top surface and includes a semiconductor element. Moreover, the semiconductor substrate has a fin structure formed thereon. The method also includes recessing the fin structure to form source/drain trenches, forming a first dielectric layer over the recessed fin structure in the source/drain trenches, implanting a dopant element into a portion of the fin structure beneath a bottom surface of the source/drain trenches to form an amorphous semiconductor layer, forming a second dielectric layer over the recessed fin structure in the source/drain trenches, annealing the semiconductor substrate, and removing the first and second dielectric layers. After the annealing and the removing steps, the method further includes further recessing the recessed fin structure to provide a top surface. Additionally, the method includes forming an epitaxial layer from and on the top surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDCUTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Ching Wang, Wen-Yuan Chen, Wen-Hsing Hsieh, Kuan-Lun Cheng, Chung-Wei Wu, Zhiqiang Wu
  • Patent number: 12230605
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes semiconductor bridge, first and second multilayered structures, first encapsulant, and a pair of semiconductor dies. Semiconductor dies of the pair include semiconductor substrate and conductive pads disposed at front surface of semiconductor substrate. Semiconductor bridge electrically interconnects the pair of semiconductor dies. First multilayered structure is disposed on rear surface of one semiconductor die. Second multilayered structure is disposed on rear surface of the other semiconductor die. First encapsulant laterally wraps first multilayered structure, second multilayered structure and the pair of semiconductor dies. Each one of first multilayered structure and second multilayered structure includes a top metal layer, a bottom metal layer, and an intermetallic layer. Each one of first multilayered structure and second multilayered structure has surface coplanar with surface of first encapsulant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ying-Ching Shih, Chih-Wei Wu, Szu-Wei Lu
  • Publication number: 20250048612
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) device has a memory region in which a plurality of memory cells is implemented. Each of the memory cells has a first dimension in a first horizontal direction. The IC device includes an edge region bordering the memory cell region in the first horizontal direction. The edge region has a second dimension in the first horizontal direction. The second dimension is less than or equal to about 4 times the first dimension. The IC device is formed by revising a first IC layout to generate a second IC layout. The second IC layout is generated by shrinking a dimension of the edge region in the first horizontal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Jui-Lin Chen, Feng-Ming Chang, Ping-Wei Wang, Yu-Bey Wu, Chih-Ching Wang
  • Publication number: 20250046753
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, the method includes bonding a first die and a second die to a first side of a wafer, wherein after bonding the first die and the second die to the first side of the wafer, a gap is disposed between the first die and the second die, wherein a first portion of the gap has a first width that is larger than a second width of a second portion of the gap, depositing a third dielectric layer on top surfaces and sidewalls of the first die and the second die, as well as on a bottom surface within the gap, forming a molding material over the third dielectric layer to fill the gap, and performing a planarization process to expose top surfaces of the first die and the second die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Wu, Ying-Ching Shih
  • Patent number: 12218214
    Abstract: Source/drain silicide that improves performance and methods for fabricating such are disclosed herein. An exemplary device includes a first channel layer disposed over a substrate, a second channel layer disposed over the first channel layer, and a gate stack that surrounds the first channel layer and the second channel layer. A source/drain feature disposed adjacent the first channel layer, second channel layer, and gate stack. The source/drain feature is disposed over first facets of the first channel layer and second facets of the second channel layer. The first facets and the second facets have a (111) crystallographic orientation. An inner spacer disposed between the gate stack and the source/drain feature and between the first channel layer and the second channel layer. A silicide feature is disposed over the source/drain feature where the silicide feature extends into the source/drain feature towards the substrate to a depth of the first channel layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Ching Wang, Chung-I Yang, Jon-Hsu Ho, Wen-Hsing Hsieh, Chung-Wei Wu, Zhiqiang Wu
  • Patent number: 11768742
    Abstract: A data storage device is disclosed. The data storage device comprises a controller and a data storage unit. The controller comprises a firmware. The data storage unit comprises a first system storage sector and a second system storage sector. A state of the first system storage sector is preset as a display state by the firmware, and a state of the second system storage sector is preset as a hidden state by the firmware. The first system storage sector stores an original operating system, and the second system storage sector stores a backup operating system. When the original operating system damages, the firmware will recover the original operating system in the first system storage sector via the backup operating system in the second system storage sector; afterwards, a boot operation can be executed via the original operating system recovered, again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Innodisk Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Sheng Chen, Chih-Ching Wu, Chin-Chung Kuo
  • Patent number: 11385971
    Abstract: The invention provides a system capable of remotely maintaining the operation of electronic apparatus. The system comprises a cloud management platform and at least one electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus comprises a data storage device and an operating system maintenance device. The data storage device comprises a plurality of flash memories and a controller. The operating system maintenance device comprises a microprocessor and a network communication component. An operating system is installed in the flash memories of the data storage device. When the operating system of the electronic device is abnormal, the operating system maintenance device receives an operating system repairing instruction from the cloud management platform via the network communication component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Innodisk Corporation
    Inventor: Chih-Ching Wu
  • Publication number: 20220179755
    Abstract: A data storage device is disclosed. The data storage device comprises a controller and a data storage unit. The controller comprises a firmware. The data storage unit comprises a first system storage sector and a second system storage sector. A state of the first system storage sector is preset as a display state by the firmware, and a state of the second system storage sector is preset as a hidden state by the firmware. The first system storage sector stores an original operating system, and the second system storage sector stores a backup operating system. When the original operating system damages, the firmware will recover the original operating system in the first system storage sector via the backup operating system in the second system storage sector; afterwards, a boot operation can be executed via the original operating system recovered, again.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Ming-Sheng CHEN, Chih-Ching WU, Chin-Chung KUO
  • Publication number: 20220179756
    Abstract: The invention a computer system is disclosed. The computer system comprises a motherboard and a data storage device. The data storage device comprises a controller and a data storage unit. The controller comprises a firmware. The data storage unit comprises a first system storage sector and a second system storage sector. The first system storage sector stores an original operating system, and a monitoring program is installed in the original operating system. The monitoring program periodically sends an indication signal to the controller. The second system storage sector stores a backup operating system. If the controller doesn't receive the indication signal from the monitoring program, the firmware will execute an operating system recovery procedure to recover the original operating system of the first system storage sector by the backup operating system of the second system storage sector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: CHAN WEI FAN, CHIH-CHING WU
  • Patent number: 11350888
    Abstract: Systems and methods for personalized sudden cardiac death risk prediction that generates fingerprints of imaging features of cardiac structure and function. One or more fingerprints and clinical data may be used to generate a risk score. The output risk score may be used to predict the time of death in order to select high-risk patients for implantable cardioverter-defibrillator treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignees: Siemens Healthcare GmbH, The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Julian Krebs, Hiroshi Ashikaga, Tommaso Mansi, Bin Lou, Katherine Chih-ching Wu, Henry Halperin
  • Patent number: 11304939
    Abstract: Provided herein is a method for treating an oral cancer in a subject. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the method comprises respectively obtaining a first and a second biological samples from a lesion site and a non-lesion site of the subject; respectively measuring the expression levels of CHEK1, PIK3CA, or PIK3CD in both biological samples by qRT-PCR thereby obtaining a first and a second expression level; determining the ratio of the first to the second expression level; and administering to the subject an effective amount of a checkpoint kinase 1 inhibitor when the ratio for CHEK1 is at least 1.7 or a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase inhibitor when the ratio for PIK3CA is at least 2.4, or when the ratio for PIK3CD is at least 3.1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignees: CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY, CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, LINKOU
    Inventors: Chia-Yu Yang, Kai-Ping Chang, Chia-Hsun Hsieh, Chih-Ching Wu, Chun-Nan Ouyang, Chiao-Rou Liu
  • Patent number: 11275591
    Abstract: The invention provides a data storage device comprising a controller and a data storage unit. The data storage unit comprises a first system storage area and a second system storage area. The first system storage area stores an original operating system, and comprises a first initial sector address. The second system storage area stores a backup operating system, and comprises a second initial sector address. The controller comprises a firmware. A boot pointer offset procedure is defined in the firmware. A boot pointer is preset by the firmware to point to the first initial sector address of the first system storage area, and therefore a boot operation is executed by the original operating system. When the original operating system damages, the firmware executes the boot pointer offset procedure to offset the boot pointer to the second initial sector address, and executes the boot operation by the backup operating system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Innodisk Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Sheng Chen, Chih-Ching Wu
  • Publication number: 20220074939
    Abstract: A method for determining immune competence against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) includes obtaining a blood sample from a subject in need thereof, detecting, in the blood sample, levels of binding antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 spike S1 protein and its receptor binding domain (RBD), and calculating a weighted value using a regression model. Another method for determining immune competence against SARS-CoV-2 is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Shin-Ru SHIH, Kuan-Ting LIU, Guang-Wu CHEN, Chung-Guei HUANG, Kar-Yee YU, Hou-Chen LEE, Peng-Nien HUANG, Yu-Nong GONG, Rei-Lin KUO, Chih-Ching WU, Yu-An KUNG, Sheng-Yu HUANG
  • Patent number: 11243823
    Abstract: The invention provides a system capable of remotely controlling electronic apparatus to execute program. The system comprises a cloud management platform and at least one electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus comprises a data storage device and a program execution management device. The data storage device comprises a plurality of flash memories and a controller. The program execution management device comprises a microprocessor having a network communication function. When the cloud management platform wants the electronic device to execute a specific operation or collect a specific information, it will send a specific operation instruction to the program execution management device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Innodisk Corporation
    Inventor: Chih-Ching Wu
  • Patent number: 11210243
    Abstract: The invention provides a system capable of remotely controlling electronic apparatus, which includes a cloud management platform and at least one electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus includes at least one operation element, and a data storage device having a network communication function. The data storage device includes a first transmission interface, a second transmission interface, a data storage unit, and an operation management unit. Via the first transmission interface, data stored in the data storage unit can be read or data can be written into the data storage unit. The operation management unit of the data storage device transmits a specific operation instruction to the operation element via the second transmission interface after receiving the specific operation instruction sent from the cloud management platform, such that the operation element can execute a corresponding operation according to the specific operation instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Innodisk Corporation
    Inventor: Chih-Ching Wu
  • Publication number: 20210353605
    Abstract: Provided herein is a method for treating an oral cancer in a subject. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the method comprises respectively obtaining a first and a second biological samples from a lesion site and a non-lesion site of the subject; respectively measuring the expression levels of CHEK1, PIK3CA, or PIK3CD in both biological samples by qRT-PCR thereby obtaining a first and a second expression level; determining the ratio of the first to the second expression level; and administering to the subject an effective amount of a checkpoint kinase 1 inhibitor when the ratio for CHEK1 is at least 1.7 or a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase inhibitor when the ratio for PIK3CA is at least 2.4, or when the ratio for PIK3CD is at least 3.1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicants: Chang Gung University, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou
    Inventors: Chia-Yu YANG, Kai-Ping CHANG, Chia-Hsun HSIEH, Chih-Ching WU, Chun-Nan OUYANG, Chiao-Rou LIU
  • Publication number: 20210318831
    Abstract: A remote control system is disclosed. The remote control system comprises a cloud management platform and an electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus comprises a data storage device and a motherboard. The data storage device comprises a data storage unit and a program execution management unit. The program execution management unit comprises a microprocessor. The data storage device is connected a powered device module. The powered device module is able to provide an Ethernet power to the data storage device. When the electronic apparatus is in a power-off state, the data storage device can keep working by the Ethernet power, so that the cloud management platform can control the operations of the data storage device at any time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: CHIH-CHING WU, CHIH-CHIEH KAO
  • Publication number: 20210303314
    Abstract: The invention provides a data storage device comprising a controller and a data storage unit. The data storage unit comprises a first system storage area and a second system storage area. The first system storage area stores an original operating system, and comprises a first initial sector address. The second system storage area stores a backup operating system, and comprises a second initial sector address. The controller comprises a firmware. A boot pointer offset procedure is defined in the firmware. A boot pointer is preset by the firmware to point to the first initial sector address of the first system storage area, and therefore a boot operation is executed by the original operating system. When the original operating system damages, the firmware executes the boot pointer offset procedure to offset the boot pointer to the second initial sector address, and executes the boot operation by the backup operating system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: MING-SHENG CHEN, CHIH-CHING WU
  • Patent number: 11073893
    Abstract: The invention provides a system capable of remotely controlling electronic apparatus. The system comprises a cloud management platform and an electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus comprises a motherboard and a data storage device. The motherboard comprises a standby power circuit. A standby power is supplied to the data storage device via the standby power circuit. The data storage device comprises a data storage unit and a program management unit. The program management unit comprises a microprocessor and a network communication component. Whether the electronic apparatus is in a power-on state or a power-off state, the data storage device can always maintain in a normal operation via the standby power. When the microprocessor of the program management unit receives a specific operation instruction from the cloud control platform, it will execute a corresponding operation program according to the specific operation instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Innodisk Corporation
    Inventor: Chih-Ching Wu
  • Publication number: 20210109875
    Abstract: The invention provides a system capable of remotely controlling electronic apparatus, which includes a cloud management platform and at least one electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus includes at least one operation element, and a data storage device having a network communication function. The data storage device includes a first transmission interface, a second transmission interface, a data storage unit, and an operation management unit. Via the first transmission interface, data stored in the data storage unit can be read or data can be written into the data storage unit. The operation management unit of the data storage device transmits a specific operation instruction to the operation element via the second transmission interface after receiving the specific operation instruction sent from the cloud management platform, such that the operation element can execute a corresponding operation according to the specific operation instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventor: CHIH-CHING WU